Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 19.5% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 3.0% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
|
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